Caribouddhism by Gary Lawless.
ISBN: 0-942396-80-4, perfect bound, 90 pp., $9.95. Blackberry
Books, 617 East Neck, Nobleboro, Maine 04555. Email:
climfarm@gwi.net "In June of 1995, Beth Lenard, Nanao
Sakai and I [Gary Lawless] traveled to Newfoundland to see
the icebergs, caribou and moose. As we traveled we talked of
how every place has its own messages, visions, teachers,
practices. I suggested we become caribouddhists, wandering
with the great hers, listening to their stories, tasting the
ice and joining in their quest for enlichenment." Poems,
drawings, puns, and compassion for the earth in all its
guises. Closes with an interview with Gary Lawless on his
views of "Giving Voice to a Place."

This, the third book of tanka by Father Lawrence, brings
218 of his best poems in a beautiful volume fitting for the
elegance of his work. Father Lawrence, of St. Anselm's St.
Benedictine Priory in Tokyo, Japan, has been writing tanka
for nearly 20 years and is one of the leaders in the
traditional 5-7-5-7-7 style in English.

In Little's words, "In 1190 the Japanese poet
Jien composed in four hours, a 100-set tanka sequence on the
subjects of flowers, cuckoo, moon, snow, love, pine, bamboo,
mountain hut, sea lane, reflections -- ten poems on each
subject. I was inspired to do the same, though my 100-set
tanka sequence, on the same subjects, took a little longer --
about twelve days."

alone in this hut,the mountains tumbling down
in all directionsdaily I find a bit moreof the
still center searched for

By bringing haiku and snapshot photos from all aspects of
a soldier's life, Lliteras surrounds the reader with memories
of the Vietnam War. But it is Lliteras' spirit, through
compassion, that triumphs over the dark, ugly facets of war.
His youthful, believing heart, fills and expands the haiku
form beyond our historical expectations.

"Mid-winter, early '80s. Llewellen is on the
street, stranded in a strange city. He has lost his wife, his
career, his home -- everything that provided him with an
identity. Then, at his lowest point, he is befriended by
Jansen, an American Zen master who knew that enlightened
living [and writing haiku and renga] is possible for anybody
anywhere... [an] escape not from life, but into
life."

Radijs – by 't
Hoge Woord is a new series of micro-books of haiku designed, and produced by
Wim Lofvers, Rijsterdijk 25, 8574 VW Bakhuizen, The Netherlands. Fax /
phone:0514 582083. Book Review

Toetssteen / Keywords by Gerla Brakkee, Fred
Flohr, Wilhelm Haupt, Emile Mollhuysen, Jan-Berger Troost, Max Verhart,
Arnold Vermeeren. To quote from the Colophone: This volume of 7 x 7 cm
(2.5" x 2.5"), designed by Emile Molhuysen, printed by Wim Lofvers,
and multiplied by Dieuwke Meichers was bound by the poets in 400 numbered
copies during the spring of 2000. The type is 6 and 9 points Hamanist, on
ivory papers. The booklet can be ordered from Wim Lofvers, Rijsterdijk 25,
8574 VW Bakhuisen, The Netherlands, fax (0031) 0514 582083 for $5.00
postpaid sent in bills not checks. Book
Review